The BBC's reporting of the Scottish independence referendum has come under scrutiny following accusations of pro-union bias and falling ratings for its new Scotland news show on BBC2. Criticism was fueled further after it was revealed long-standing Good Morning Scotland radio host Gary Robertson was being dropped.

STV's first local television channel, STV Glasgow, launched Monday evening, marking a GBP1m investment into local broadcast services. STV secured the license for local TV services for Glasgow and Edinburgh in 2013, and the Glasgow launch comes ahead of Edinburgh's. The station has an "ambitious" aim of reaching one million people for a target of at least 10 minutes per day by 2016, according to STV director of broadcasting Bobby Hain.

French National Front leader Marine Le Pen has called journalists "self-proclaimed elites" out of touch with ordinary people, cozy members of a system they don't want changed. Yet the media now stand accused of having been too soft on Le Pen's party.

Many ignore the amazing digital output from brands across the world in favour of domesticated admiration, however our foreign friends have some pretty cool things to wow us. Take a look at these amazing examples of creative digital marketing from across the globe and take away some cool ideas to integrate into your next digital campaign.

Built around the principles of open journalism, the redesign offers readers more opportunities to interact with, and be part of the conversation by integrating the GuardianWitness platform for the first time. Available to download for free across all Android and iOS phones and tablets running Android 4 and iOS 7, the app will showcase Guardian journalism in more interactive ways to a growing number of readers across the globe.

The digital revolution that is currently taking place is akin to the industrial revolution, Tony Ageh, controller of archive development at the BBC, stated at the D14 Summit. He also argued that despite the speed at which it is taking place, society is only at the beginning of the digital revolution.

A deadline is approaching. As the seconds run out on this very minute, you need to meet that deadline with a new photo to feed your blog or social media stream. And then there it is - a stunning moment of humanity, legally available to you and sure to generate more traffic than you've ever had. In the back of your mind is that old journalism professor who hollered at you on day one, "If your mother says she loves you, check it out!"

On a typical day, The Wall Street Journal publishes about 500 or 600 stories. And with correspondents spread across the globe, those stories go up around the clock. To match the frenetic pace of publishing, the Journal employs social media editors in its New York, London, and Hong Kong bureaus to share Journal content on all its social channels.

It's no surprise that print-based media like newspapers are seeing their market share decline and their advertising revenues fall along with it - but these two charts show the fall is not slowing, and if anything it is likely to pick up speed. If you work at a newspaper, post these charts in your staff room.

A Turkish court has handed a 15-month jail term to a teacher over Twitter posts deemed religiously offensive, local media reported. The court in the eastern city of Mus ruled that the man, identified as Ertan P., insulted Islamic values with his Twitter handle -- @allah (cc) -- and a series of tweets he posted, Hurriyet newspaper reported on its website.